CRIME
I killed My Mother Because My Pastor Told Me She’s A Witch — Suspect
A 30-year-old woman, Blessing Jimoh, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing her mother, Ijeoma Odo. Blessing said she killed her mother with a cutlass after a Pastor said her mother was a witch. She was paraded alongside other criminals. The Pastor is said to be on the run, ABN TV learnt. Blessing said...
Derek Chauvin Suffocated George Floyd ‘Like A Fish In A Bag’ – Witness
A witness who saw George Floyd gasp for air during his fatal arrest last May testified in excruciating detail Monday, telling jurors he saw Derek Chauvin use a “blood choke” on the unarmed Black man. Donald Williams, 33, said he happened upon the disturbing scene during an outing to Cub Foods in Minneapolis and could sense “the energy was off”...
332 Fulani Herdsmen Armed With AK47 Rifles In South East — Ohanaeze Youths
The national leadership of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has described as ‘fact’ the revelation of 332 settlement of killer Fulani herdsmen in Igbo land by the former Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG, Ozo Celestine Okoye. DIG Okoye in a publication on Friday, March 26, 2021 on the New Telegraph newspaper said there are 332 Fulani herdsmen settlers heavily armed...
Attack On Ortom: Abba Kyari’s Team Arrives Benue
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu has set up a Special Investigation Task Force to further probe the attempt by some gunmen to kill Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. The team, the police said, is led by Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and it has arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. A statement on Sunday in...
Imo Orphanage Home Owner Nabbed For Defrauding Woman Of N1m
The police in Imo State have arrested the owner of Destiny Motherless Babies’ Home, Owerri, George Akanwa, for defrauding one Mrs Nkechi Mmadu of N1m with a fake promise to get her a baby for adoption. Parading the suspect, the police spokesman in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, said personnel of the command arrested Akanwa following an investigation. Ikeokwu said, “On January...
Kaduna Abduction: Father Of Female College Student Dies From Heart Attack
The father of one of the 39 abducted college students in Kaduna State, Ibrahim Shamaki, is dead. Ibrahim was the father of Fatima Shamaki, one of the girls with hijab seen in the video that was released by bandits who invaded the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in the Afaka area of the state. According to family sources, late Shamaki died...
#AbaDecides: Gunmen Abduct Mascot Kalu’s Campaign Officer
The Campaign Officer of Mascot Uzor Kalu, the APC candidate for the Saturday’s Aba North and South Federal Constituency bye-election, Engr. Mike Ozoemena has been abducted by unknown gunmen, ABN TV reports. Engr. Ozoemena also doubles as APC collation officer was abducted while the election progressed on Saturday. A press statement by the Abia State APC publicity, Comrade Benedict Godson, who...
#AbaDecides: Ballot Boxes Destroyed As Explosion Rocks Umuola Hall Aba (Photos, Video)
Suspected hoodlums have destroyed electoral materials and ballot boxes following an explosion in Umuola Hall in Saturday’s Aba North/South Federal Constituency bye-election Abia State. ABN TV gathered that as at the moment of this report, no life was lost. READ ALSO: #AbaDecides: APC Candidate, Mascot Kalu Casts His Vote in Eziama (Photos) However, security agents stormed the...
Myanmar Forces Kill 19 On Armed Forces Day
At least 19 people across Myanmar were shot dead by security forces Saturday, according to emergency workers and witnesses, as the junta celebrates Armed Forces Day with a military parade in the capital Naypyidaw. AFP has independently confirmed that nine died in the central Mandalay region, three in northern Shan state, one in the ancient city of Bagan, and six...
65-Years-Old Widower Nabbed For Allegedly Raping 10-Year-Old Girl
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Kwara State Command, on Friday paraded a 65-years-old widower, Samuel Darisa, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. The act was allegedly perpetrated at Agba dam area, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State capital, where the man was employed as a security guard. You may also read: https://abntv.com.ng/2021/03/kwara-man-lands-in-prison-after-allegedly-stealing-goat/ Briefing journalists at the NSCDC headquarters in Ilorin on...
